My studio is almost in place. I should be painting again in the next few days or so. :) Read more »
Moving Out…
I’m moving out. Ok, I’m not really moving "out". I, and all of the other artists in my family, have been working underground, in our basement art studio, for a few years now. It’s tough to make inspirational wildlife and nature paintings when you can’t even see the outdoors. So, we decided […] Read more »
Ducks Unlimited – Minnesota
We attended a Ducks Unlimited chapter’s banquet tonight. My Mom, Karen, is "Artist of the Year" Sponsor Print Artist for Minnesota’s Ducks Unlimited (as you may already know). The chapter often has the state’s Artist of the Year attend to sign prints, frames, etc. for the sponsor members. I will […] Read more »
Leaving
We left for Minnesota today after a stop in Jackson to repair the damage to our vehicle. It took a little longer than we were hoping, but we’ll get home ok. It is sort of cold, rainy, and miserable outside today, so we opted out of any photography. I had been […] Read more »
An Accident…
This morning our means of transportation had some technical difficulties …and, well…. I’ll just say I won’t be using it to go anywhere today. (everyone is fine, but glass did fly!) So… I (we :) ) are going to be hiking right here for some new references!! This slight […] Read more »
Hiking :)
Today we spent the day driving to a few locations to hike around and photograph some habitat. I think we found some very nice habitat reference!! :) Here’s an ink sketch of Mt. Moran I made last night from the porch (where we’re staying). It’s a little smudged — the cleaning crew apparently […] Read more »
Exhibition Reception & Signal Mountain
Today we visited the Arts for the Parks artists’ reception at the Ranch Inn here in Jackson. Very nice. I (we) really appreciate all of the hard work that goes into the AFTP event — thanks for everything!!! This evening we left for a few days of research at Signal Mountain in […] Read more »
Galleries West & Arts for the Parks Exhibits
Galleries West held their Fall Roundup show this afternoon. A snapshot of the show is posted above. Thanks guys for such a great show — you’re the best!!!!! I will be painting some new pieces for the gallery soon (to replace the pieces that found new homes today :) […] Read more »
Jackson’s Fall Art Festival “Quick Draw”
The Fall Art Festival’s "Quick Draw" started at 10am this morning. It’s cold and drizzling outside, so the painters and sculptors worked in tents on the square . The artists had an hour to finish their paintings before they were put on live auction. Quite a few artists from our gallery were in […] Read more »
Photoshoot and Gallery Painting
We spent some time with some of our friends/clients who were in town and visited a great spot for shooting wildlife in the area. :) We also shot a lot of reference photos of both landscapes and wildlife in the Teton Mountain Range. After concluding our photoshoot, we went back […] Read more »